Is Nicole Kidman pregnant again? Will she have a 5th child? That’s the question asked time and time again of the Oscar winner. With two children with her husband, Keith Urban, and two grown kids with her ex, Tom Cruise, four kiddos might be the end of the road for her. She is, after all, … Read more
Goodwill Industries Orange County in Santa Ana prior to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kevin Chang / Times OC) March is normally the month when people start to think about spring cleaning, but nothing is normal right now as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country. As people are forced to stay home and shelter in … Read more
If you’ve seen Ruben Östlund’s wonderfully abstract sendup of the art world “The Square,” which is up for a foreign language Oscar, one scene stands out. It takes place at a formal dinner gala full of billionaire museum donors, an atmosphere of quiet desperation and a shirtless man impersonating an ape. “Ruben called me up … Read more
Sen. Mitt Romney speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 27, 2020. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press) To the editor: According to Opinion contributing writer Lanhee J. Chen, a candidate for California state controller in 2022, Sen. Mitt Romeny’s (R-Utah) two decades of public service were “historic” because he was a centrist … Read more
Supporters of Donald Trump watch returns at an election night party in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 6. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) To the editor: One letter writer claims that Vice President Kamala Harris lost the election because the Democrats weren’t clear-eyed about the party’s failings and Harris’ “shortcomings.” (“The leader of the … Read more
Evidence is marked at the scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s shooting death in New York on Dec. 4. (Stefan Jeremiah / Associated Press) To the editor: Like many Americans, I’m critical of the health insurance industry’s notoriously predatory practices. But I’m wholly repulsed by those who abide the infliction of physical violence on its … Read more
Adam Haslett, author of “Mothers and Sons.” (Ralf Juergens / Getty Images) Book Review Mothers and Sons By Adam HaslettLittle, Brown: 336 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Peter Fischer buries his personal demons in work, work and more … Read more
Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: LeBron sets (another) record, a ‘Lion King’ sequel Congratulations on making it to the final Los Angeles Times News Quiz of 2024. Since we’re in the end-of-year hammock between the holidays, I’ll make this short and sweet: My job is to cobble together on my workbench of words … Read more
Actress Naomi Watts, left, portrays Maria Belon in “The Impossible.” (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Maria Belón wasn’t proud of her dumb luck. It had been nearly three years since the Indian Ocean tsunami roared into her family’s Christmas vacation in Thailand, killing 230,000 people but somehow sparing her, her husband and her three … Read more
Tonia Haddix and Tonka the chimp in HBO’s “Chimp Crazy.” (HBO) Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who couldn’t get enough of our film and TV coverage in 2024. In our annual year-end edition, we expand our usual “ICYMI” feature, highlighting 2024’s most-read stories from the film and television writers at The Times. … Read more
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